THE MENU is a unique blend of horror, suspense, and comedy which already makes it worth watching! But, part of why the comedy works so well is that it roots itself in a satire of something we can all relate to: content creation and consumption. Give the video a watch to hear my interpretation of what the writer’s are trying to say through that satire then let me know your thoughts in the comments!
0:00 Intro
1:42 Art vs Content
6:31 Entitlement
10:26 Cult of Personality
13:03 Emptiness
16:54 Conclusion
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I had literally no context going into this movie other than it was about a chef and/or a restaurant, and it was well-reviewed.
By the time I figured out that it was basically a horror movie, which I’m not into, I had already seen a couple of graphic scenes that I wished I hadn’t, so I turned it off. Disappointing because I like the actors in it, and the story was compelling at first.
I had literally no context going into this movie other than it was about a chef and/or a restaurant, and it was well-reviewed.
By the time I figured out that it was basically a horror movie, which I’m not into, I had already seen a couple of graphic scenes that I wished I hadn’t, so I turned it off. Disappointing because I like the actors in it, and the story was compelling at first.
Horror? That was a dark comedy I thought.
There’s some gore, like when:
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Mr. Liebrandt gets his finger chopped off, and When Elsa is stabbed and bleeds out.
But neither of those examples are really focused on in the way, say, the Saw series does.